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U.S. stocks fell modestly on Tuesday as investors found few
reasons to keep buying with the Dow and S&P 500 coming off a
string of record highs. The Dow Jones industrial average
was down 0.12 percent at 16,922.74, the S&P 500 was down
0.21 percent at 1,947.09 and the Nasdaq Composite was
down 3.98 points, or 0.09 percent, at 4,332.26.

** ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS INC, $6.55, +54.12 pct

The drugmaker said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
allowed it to resume the development of one of its hepatitis C
drugs, lifting a clinical hold that was imposed nearly a year
ago.

** RECEPTOS INC, $39.84, +36.44 pct

The biotechnology company said its experimental drug to
treat relapsing multiple sclerosis met the main goal in a
mid-stage trial.